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Monthly Archives: April 2011

Run across Iowa, raise funds for sustainable agriculture

Look who is running 30 miles a day across Iowa in June, teaching donation Yoga classes and 100% of money [...]

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Tips for Killing Cover Crops

Tips For Killing Cover Crops In Spring Farmers in Iowa are preparing corn and soybean fields for planting this spring; [...]

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Local Dirt

Are you a farmer looking to sell directly to consumers, grocery stores, co-ops, and buying clubs? Or are you a locavore [...]

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Call to END the “pull yourself up by your bootstraps” MYTH

The cultural myth that is over and over reinforced in our society that folks can simply pull themselves up by [...]

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We are All Branded: How’s Yours?

Did you know everyone has a brand, regardless of if they have intentionally crafted one? I hadn’t thought about it [...]

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Enjoying Food, Farm, Conversation

What is our vision for the future? One of a series of future “journal entries” by PFI members Sept. 4, [...]

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WOMEN FARMLAND OWNERS INVITED TO FREE DISCUSSION WITH BEGINNING FARMERS BEING HELD IN CARROLL APRIL 27

Just wanted to share with you all a press release from Practical Farmers of Iowa. Sounds like a much needed [...]

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Cover Crop Business Directory

Farmers interested in implementing cover crops should check out PFI’s revised Cover Crop Business Directory. The directory features contact information [...]

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